Brush.



N0.s2&520{ PATENIED IUNE19,190&

' L W}ITRGUSON.-

I BRUSH. I

APPLICATION FILED ARR. 13. 1905. I

1 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

ATTORNEY.

' PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

7 J. W. FERGUSON.

' BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED APR.13. 1905.

Z SHEETSSHEET 2.

WETNESSES H INVENTOR AIIORNEY niurnn srarns new ser es.

JOHN WESLEY FEEGUsoN, or ELooMr-iELn. new JEssEv.

' RUSH. I

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Application filed April 13, 1905. Serial lqo, 256,447.

,To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, JonN'WEsLEY FERGU- son, a citizen of the United States, residingat Bloomfield, in the county of Essex and State Fig 2 isa of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes; and I do hereby doc are the following to, be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

I such as will enable othersskilled in the arttowlnch' it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanys 'tages and results's'ome of'which ma to make the oil reservoir serve as ing drawings, and to numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. v

This invention relates to that class of brushes which are made dustless in their operation by the use of oil or other liquid supplied from a tank or reservoir which is carried upon the brush, and more particularly to that-class of said brushes in which the res-- ervoir is separable from the brush proper, so that said brush canbe detached, at pleasure and diiierent ones employed with the same reservoir and handle for diflt'crent kinds of" work, and so that thebrush proper when worn out can be cheaply and easilyreplaced by the new one without throwing away the o1l-reservoir and handle means.

The objects of the present improvements are to simplify the construction of the-brush,

a perinawithout having an independent piece therefor, to secure an improved attachment of the reservoir to the brush proper, to provide a supply-cap for the reservoir which shall facilitate filling the same, to secure improved means for 'distri uting the oil from the reservoir to the absorbent. tufts nent brush-back oi the brush, to so regulate and control the said supplyin of oil that the said absorbent tufts will not have to be drawn with such ex acting care in making the brush, to guard against any possible escape of oil elsewhere than to the absorbent tufts, to provide efi'icientventing means, and to secure-other advanbe hereinafter referred to inconnection wit :the description ofthe working parts; lie-invention consists in the improved brus and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses oi the'claim.

efe'rring to. the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several fig ures, Figure 1 is aside elevation of a brush of my improved construction, partly in. central longitudinal section,

view of the oil-reservoir from lien'eath. Figs. 3 and 4: are transverseseetions of the brush, taken upon lines spectively, 01 Fig. 1. heel section 01 a supply-cap tor the oil-reser- 'voir, and Bi 6 illustrates a fastening-bolt for holdinp'the parts of the-brush together.

In said rawin s, reservoir, preferalily rormed of sheet metal in a shape ada tedto fit the top of the brush proper and sing rounded at its upper Jart to'present a leasing a )pearance. '1 Le our 3 of said tanl c 'rojects eyond its walls, as at 4, and is then he to form a depending flange or skirt 5. Said reservoir-is thus-aria ted to he set upon the top of. thehrush-h'locli 24, with its said flange or shirt 5 partly inclosin '1 A curved bail 6 is'a apted'to lie transa versely across the brush at a point midwa of its ends, the extremities 7 Z ofsaid ba1l' Fig. 4. Said ends 7 and the brush-block 24 are then bored transversely, as at 9, to re ceive a clamping-bolt 10. The ends 7 oithe -bail 6' hear at their upper portions 11 upon the shoulders 4 of the oil tank or reservoir, so

place. A handle of anysuitable and ordi nary construction (not shown) may then be connected to the bail 6.

ger-piece I2 and head 18, and its. shank 14'is normally cylindrical. Portions of this shank however, adjacent to the head 13 and at the opposite extremity of or recessed, as at 15, where the-bolt passes through thebail 6, as shown in Fig. 4. If, therefore, the bolt" is inserted with, the flattened portions 15 uppermost, asin Fig. 6, bringsaid flattened portions downward, as tion' tending to hind the parts firmly together.

in the extremity of the bolt to receive-the edge walls of the aperture in the bad 6 and secure the clamping-bolt against withdrawal, as shown inxFig. 4. a

For filling the'reservoir or tank 2 with 011 or such other liquid as may be employed an Fig'. dis a centralver- I 2 indicates an oil tank or fitting against the opposite vertical sides of the reservoir and brushback, as shown re The cla1nping-holt 10 has at one end a fin re enerate 1 m.

nt downward at right angles the same, as shown.

that when the bail 6 is clamped to the brush proper the reservoir is also held firmly in the bolt are, flattened Ion and afterward turned. halfway around to in Fig. 4., it exertsan eccentric tightening ac- Preferably a groove 16 is provided eXteriorly-threaded nipple 17 is provided, upon which at cap 18 is screwed when oil is not being poured in. Within the nipple 17 and upon one side wall of the same is mounted 2i vertical tube 19, which opens at its lower end 20 within the receptacle a little to one side of the nipple and is thus adapted to vent said reservoir as the oil is poured in.

The bottom or floor 3 of the reservoir is provided at its center with e pin-hole or perforation 21 for the escape of oil. In practice one such perforation has been found suf- ,f1cient; but obviously I might, if desired, cinart of brush-making.

, of absorbent material, prefe ploy any number. Beneath the said floor 3 is a depending flange 22, which extends con tinuously around the pin-hole 21 at a distance therefrom and inclosin a long oblong ,spece disposed centrally of t 1e brush-back, as shown in Fig. 2. This flange is preferably formediby bending down the edge of a centrally-epcrtured floor-section 23, which is soldered to, and thus becomes apart of, the main floor 3 of the tank or reservoir, but obviously may be constructed in eny other suiteble manner.

Coming now to the brush proper, this comprises a wooden block or back 24, in which are inserted tufts 25 26, is common in the A middle longitudinal row of said tufts, as 26, are of absorbent ma terial, and the top of the brush is centrally recessed or hollowed out, as at 2. to expose the'tops of said absorbent tufts. In said recess 27, upon the floorthereof, islaid s pad 28, ably felt, and the said recess 27 is of such arcs or size that the flange of the oil-reservoir sets into it and its edges press down into the ubsorlmnt cushion Oil is thus supplied from the reservoir to the absorbent cushion 28 within the solid .liange 22 end from thence taken by the absorbent tufts 26 through ccpillary uttractimi. The flange prevents escape of oil outi col where itisni'zedcd, siultofiu'lhor gueruptoc against any lczilnigc I. arrange an absr 1ft 29 at such end of the brush outside of u I lion; 2, so as to keep the felt 2? dry. y 21 means of dist-ribub ing oil to the absorbent tufts the supply is regulated. to each and such exacting care need not be employed in drawing said tufts to secure them of exactly the same fullness, so that their capacities are the some, which is necessary when tufts come in direct contact with oil.

For venting; the chamber above the absorbent fclt 28 a small passage or channel 30 extends through the brush-back 24-, terminating st the base of an absorbent tuft. The pores of the felt provide extensions of the passage 30 in the wooden block. 13v the construction thus described it will be linden stood that when the tufts or bristle portion of the brush becomes worn the brush proper can be rernoved ironi the oil-reservoir and handle and a new one applied. Further more, the back piece or block 24 of the one which has been ren'ioved can be redrawn with new tufts or bristles, so that there is no waste whatever.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is-- l. The combination of a brush head or block having tufts drawn therein and having a recess or chamber in its top exposing the inner ends of a portion of said tufts, an absorbent pad in said recess, and a distributing reservoir adapted to supply oil to said pad, said reservoir having a depending flange which enters said recess and engages the pad, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination a brush head or block having tufts therein and having a recess at its back exposing the inner ends of a portion of ssid tufts, an absorbent pad in said recess, an oil-storage reservoir upon the said brush head or block having a perforated bottom adapted to regulate the supply of oil to said-pad, and having u d cqiiendin flange formed continuously around the perforation in the bottom, endudaptcd to engage said pad, and means for fastening said lHllSlkllOtMl and reservoir iogethi'lr.

3. The combination of a ln'ush head or block longitudinally recessed at its back. tufts in said brush. head or block a port ion o i' which are open at their bases to said recess, an absorbent pad in the bottom of said To cess means for holding said pad at the bot-- tom of the recess, an oil-reservoir upon the said brush head or block baring a port lcuding to said recess, and means for fastening said brush head and reservoir together.

t. The combination of: or brush bend or block having tufts drawn therein and being: recessed at-its back to export: the inner ends of a portion of said tufts, an absorbent pad in. said recess, an oil-storage reservoir .lliLVllilI :1. depending bottom flange projecting into the said recess against the said pad and having oiscluirge ninns within the space inclos-xcd by said flange, and means for fastening said brush head or block and the oil-reservoir togctlier.

5. The combination of a brush hood or block vhaving tufts drown therein and being; recessed at its back to expose the inner ends of a portion of said tufts, an absorbent pad in said recess, an oil-storage reservoir lurvingr a depending bottom flange projecting into the said recess against the said pad and lutring a discharge perforation within the space in closed b said flange, and means for fasten-- ing said brush head or block and the oil-roservoir together.

block having tufts drawn therein and being recessed at its, back to expose the inner ends of? 8. portion of said tufts, an absorbent pad in said recess, on oil-storage reservoir having 6. The combinatioi'i of a brush head or its bottom edges forming a depending skirt or flange, an annular false bottom having its inner edges bent downward to form a flan e ada 'ted to engage said absorbent pad,- t e sai reservoir havin bottom discharge-ports in the space inclose by the said inner flange, and means for fastening said brush head or block and the oil-reservoir together 7. The combination of a brush head or block having a row of absorbent tufts'drawn therein and being longitudinally recessed at its back to expose the inner ends of said tufts,

an absorbent pad in s'aidrecess, an oi1 storage reservoir having a depending bottom-flange projecting into said recess and engaging the said pad inside of the outer end tufts of said row, said reservoir having bottom discharge means within the said flange, and meansfor fastening said brush head or block and the oi1-reservoir together. i I

8. 'The combination with a transversely apertured' brush block, an oil reservoir mounted upon said brush proper and having askirt or flange. extending down over the said head or block, and a transverse bail en gaging the reservoir and having ends lfying at the sides of the brush and being per orated in alinement with the said'aperture of the head or block, of afastening-bo1t with a cylindrical shank portion adapted to lie in said aperture and eccentric portions adapted to I lie in the said perforations of-the bail ends,

9. The combination with a transversely apertured brush-b1ock, an oil-reservoir 3 5 mounted upon said brush proper and having said head or bl gaging the said reservoir and h mg at the sides of the brush an rated in alinement with the said aperture of 40 the head or block, of a fasteni cylindrical shank portion ad .said aperture and flattened p to lie in the said perforation ends.

in the bottom thereof an an absorbent pad in said rec and brush head or block ha sagetherethrough which tom of the head or block adjacent to an ab- March, 1905.

, 8.1 skirt or flange extending down over the ock, and a transverse bail enaving ends 1yd being perfong-bolt with a apted to lie in ortions adapted s of the said bail 10. In a brush of the ving'absorbent tufts d a recess at the top, es's, the said pad ving a ventrpaspens at the bot-' sorbent tuft, and oil supply and distributing means upon the top of said head or block.

11. In a brush, the, combination with a re-- 5 cessed block having absorbent bristle tufts extending fromthe outside into the recess, a

and having a flange extendinginto the recessand against said orous'pad arranged in the recess of said oak, and a reservoir seated on said block pad and a perforation in its ottom through which fluid may pass to said ad, substantially as set forth. I In testimonythat'l claim the foregoing I avehereunto set my hand this th day'of 65 JOHN WESLEY FERGUSON. Witnessesz v FANNIE L. TEN EYGK, STEPHEN H. WILLIAMs. 

